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A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was shot in the face by an Amazon package delivery driver during an altercation that escalated from an argument into a shoving match. Local law enforcement, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the FBI are investigating this incident, which reportedly occurred after the Amazon driver was prevented from entering an area where USPS workers had the mailboxes open. 

The U.S. Senate has confirmed former law enforcement official Derek Barrs to serve as the eighth administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Barrs, who was nominated in March, previously served as the Florida Highway Patrol’s lead representative with the CVSA Enforcement Committee. 

Long Beach Port Chief Mario Cordero is stepping down after dedicating over 20 years of service in the container trades. Cordero, who guided the port through the global pandemic's supply chain disruptions, helped spearhead and formalize the port’s pioneering Green Port Policy in 2005. [Link to "Long Beach port chief Mario Cordero to retire - FreightWaves"]

Finally, be sure to tune in live at noon for an episode of WHAT THE TRUCK?!? with Malcolm Harris on FreightWaves TV today. The Future of Freight Festival, where you can join the leaders shaping freight’s future, is just about two weeks away in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

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